Ancient Coins
Akarnania, Anaktorian, Corinth 350-300BC Silver Stater
Ancient Greece, Akarnania
Anaktorion (Colony of Corinth)
350-300BC
Silver Stater 8.45g
Obv: Pegasos with pointed wing flying to left 'AN' monogram below
Rev: Head of Athena left wearing Corinthia...
Akarnania, Thyrrheion 320-280BC Silver Stater
Ancient Greece,
Akarnania, Thyrrheion
320-280BC
Silver Stater 22mm 8.02g
Obv: Pegasos flying to left 'QU' below
Rev: Head of Athena to left, wearing plain Corinthian helmet, across 'Q U' behind Bo...
Alexander III "The Great" 336-323BC Silver Tetradrachm
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III 'The Great"
Silver Tetradrachm, 16.94g
c.336-323 BC
Silver Tetradrachm
nVF/VF Washed
ANC.412
Alexander III "The Great" 336-323BC Silver Tetradrachm
Macedonian Kingdom
Alexander III 'The Great"
Silver Tetradrachm, 16.7g
c.336-323 BC
Silver Tetradrachm
VF Washed
ANC.413
Alexandria, Faustina Junior 147-175AD Billon Tetradrachm
Roman Provincial
Ancient Egypt
Alexandria, Faustina Junior, Augusta
147-175AD dated RY 13 of Antoninus Pius 149/150AD
Billon Tetradrachm 12.42g
Obv: Draped bust right
Rev: Zeus enthroned left, hol...
Alexandria, Faustina Junior d.175AD Billon Tetradrachm
Ancient Egypt, Alexandria
Faustina Junior d.175AD
Daughter of Antoninus Pius and wife of Marcus Aurelius
Billon Tetradrachm, year 12 of Antoninus Pius 12.18g
Obv: Draped bust of Faustina to right ...
Ancient Greece (454-404 BC.) Silver Tetradrachm EF-Mint State
The Coins that Built the Parthenon
According to myth the then-unnamed city of Athens sought for itself a patron deity. Athena the goddess of wisdom and war vied with Poseidon for the honour was ult...
Ancient Greece, Mysia, Atarneus c.350BC AE17
Ancient Greece
Mysia, Atarneus
c.350BC
AE17, weight 3.90g
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right
Rev: Forepart of horse right, bunch of grapes before and snake above, 'ATAP' below
VF+
S.3812, SNG Cop...
Ancient Greece, Phrygia, Apameia c.133BC AE15
Ancient Greece
Phrygia, Apameia
c.133BC weight 3.62g
AE15
Obv: Turreted bust of Artemis-Tyche to right
Rev: Naked Marsyas advancing right playing flute, Maeander pattern below 'ATTA' 'HRAK' arou...
Ancient India c.600-500BC Silver Double Karshapna
Ancient India
Narhan, Anonymous punch marked coinage
c.600-500 BC
Silver Double Karshapna
6.4-7g (Various weights available)
Obv. Single symbol of five crescents around a large central dot and anc...
Ancient Judaea 'Widow's Mite' 103-76BC Bronze Prutah
Ancient Judaea
c.103-76BC
"Widows Mite"
Bronze Prutah
Coin of the Bible
Ancient Roman Galba 68-69AD Silver Denarius Fine
Ancient Rome
Galba
68-69AD
Struck July 68AD- January 69AD
Silver Denarius, 3.25g
Rome Mint
Obv: Laureate head facing right
Rev: Livia standing left holding patera and sceptre
cf.S. 2102, RSC 58
...
Ancient Rome, Hadrian 117-138AD Bronze Sestertius
Ancient Rome
Hadrian
117-138AD
Rome mint struck 134-138AD
Bronze Sestertius, 25.03g
Obv: Laureate and draped bust of Hadrian right
Rev: Hadrian standing left, togate, Mauretania on right in shor...
Asia Minor, Phaselis Aspendos & Perga Silver Tetradrachm VF
This rare Silver Tetradrachm was minted in Asia Minor, with a Phaselis Aspendos & Perga design depicting Alexander the Great. The back features a Seleucid Anchor counterstamp and is graded Very...
Baktria, Demetrios I, 200-190BC Bronze Trichalkon
Ancient Greece, Baktria
Greco-Baktrian Kingdom
Demetrios I Aniketos
c.200-190BC, 12.7g, 30mm
Bronze Trichalkon, S.7533
Obv: Head of elephant right, bell around neck
Rev: Caduceus, monogram left, i...
Bithenia, Nicomedia, Valerian I 253-260AD AE23
Roman Provincial
Bithynia, Nicomedia 253-260AD
Valerian I with Gallienus & Valerian II Caesar
Bronze 23.5mm
Obv: Three portraits, laureate draped and cuirassed busts
Rev: Two temples with serp...
Bithynia, Nicaea, Antoninus Pius 138-161AD AE19
Ancient Roman Provincial
Bithynia, Nicaea
Antoninus Pius 138-161AD
AE19, 4.36g
Obv: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius right, 'AU KAI TI AI ADRI ANTWNEINOC' around
Rev: Asklepios standing looking l...
Byzantine John I Tzimisces 969-976AD Silver Miliaresion
Ancient Byzantine
John I Tzimisces
969-976AD
Silver Miliaresion
Constantinople Mint
Obv: Cross crosslet on globus above two steps, a cirular medallian containing facing bust of John at centre
Re...
Byzantine, Anastasius I, 491-518AD Gold Tremissis
Ancient Byzantine
Anastasius I
491-518AD
Gold Tremissis, 1.48g
Obv: "D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG" Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: "VICTORIA AVGVSTOR" Victory advancing right, head left ...
Byzantine, Early Portrait of Jesus, Bronze Follis
Byzantine
Early portrait of Jesus Christ
c.10-11th Century AD
Bronze Follis
Condition: FINE-FINE+
ANC.406
Sample image only
Byzantine, Heraclius 610-641AD Gold Semissis
Ancient Byzantine
Heraclius
610-641AD
Gold Semissis, 2.15g
Obv: "D N HRACLIVS PP AV" Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: "VICTORIA AVGU" Cross potent on globe "CONOB" in exergue
Consta...
Byzantine, Heraclius 610-641AD Gold Tremissis
Ancient Byzantine
Heraclius
(610-641AD) 610-635AD
Gold Tremissis, 1.43g
Obv: "D N HRACLIVS PP AV" Diademed and draped bust right
Rev: "VICTORIA AVGYI" Cross potent "CONOB" in exergue
Constantinop...
Byzantine, Theodosius II, 402-450AD Gold Tremissis
Ancient Byzantine
Theodosius II
(402-450AD) 408-420AD
Gold Tremissis, 1.51g
Obv: "D N THEODO SIVS P P AVG" Draped and cuirassed bust of Theodosius II right
Rev: "VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM" Victory rig...
Byzantine, Tiberius II Constantine 578-582AD Gold Tremissis
Ancient Byzantine
Tiberius II Constantine
578-582AD
Gold Tremissis, Constantinople Mint 1.45g
Obv: Tiberius II Constantine bust right, with pearl-diadem, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, 'dN COS...